The Gulf rift two years later: Qatar’s Islamist ties
June 5 marked the second anniversary of the Gulf rift. In 2017, the Saudi-led quartet (Saudi...
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Category: Global Policy Studies & International Security
Rearming A Forbidden Military: Japan’s Self-Defense Force & Constitutional Revisions
With a record $47bn defense budget, a total order of 150 F-35s coupled with the first aircraft...
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Khashoggi Killing Adds New Dimension to Yemen War- and New Opportunity for United States
Seventy years ago today, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human rights that...
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A Conversation with Former CIA Director John Brennan
In his time since leaving Langley, John Brennan has continued to be a fixture in the news. He has...
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Young, Scrappy, Hungry, and Waiting: The Case for Reforming Security Clearances
Last December, I was offered my dream internship – working with the U.S. Department of State –...
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Should the World Be Worried about a War in the Strait of Hormuz?
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hinted at a possible intervention in the Strait of Hormuz if...
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Trade Wars and Trump: Why the U.S. Might Rejoin the TPP
Thursday morning, President Donald Trump announced that he had directed his economic adviser Larry...
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Q&A with Bob Schieffer, Legendary American Newsman
Bob Schieffer has covered politics for over half a century, from the White House to the Pentagon...
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The Turks vs. the Kurds: a New Dimension in Syrian Conflict?
This month marks the seven-year anniversary of the Syrian Civil War. The country, an arena of...
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Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland: the Campaign to Defeat ISIS
Featured Photo: Callie Richmond On Jan. 30, 2018, the LBJ School of Public Affairs welcomed U.S....
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The TPP Precedent and the RCEP Reality: Multilateralism in the Asia Pacific, Part 1
In direct affirmation of his campaign promise, President Trump withdrew the United States from the...
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Why Does Israel Matter to India?
Undoubtedly, it is the dawn of a new era in Indo-Israeli relations. This was visible from the...
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